Jordan Bennett (artist) explained

Birth Date:1986
Known For:painter, sculptor, video artist, installation and sound artist, tattoo artist
Spouse:Amy Malbeuf (artist)
Website:https://www.jordanbennett.ca
Awards:Sobey Art Award Nominee (2015, 2016), Representative for Newfoundland and Labrador in the 2015 Venice Biennale, Hnatyshan Foundation REVEAL Award, 2014 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council's Artist of the Year, Blouin ARTINFO's Top 30 under 30 in Canada (2014)
Notable Works:Turning Tables (2010), jilaqami’g no’shoe (2009)

Jordan Bennett (born 1986) is Canadian multi-disciplinary artist and member of the Qalipu First Nation[1] [2] from Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland,[3] also known as Ktaqamkuk. He is married to Métis visual artist Amy Malbeuf.

Bennett works predominantly with painting, silkscreening,[4] sculpture, video, installation and sound. Since 2008, Bennett has shown his work both nationally and internationally in over 75 exhibitions, notably Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture,[5] an exhibition co-curated by Kathleen Ritter and Tania Willard that toured nationally in Canada from 2012–2014.[6]

Education

Bennett earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook, Newfoundland in 2008. He then went on to receive a Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) Degree at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia in 2016.[7] The focus of Bennett's MFA was to "re-imagin[e] the traditional art forms of the Beothuk and Mi’kmaq into a contemporary art discourse.[8] " Bennett was also a participant at the Earthline Tattoo Training Residency in 2016. He is a member of the Qalipu First Nation.[9]

Themes

Bennett's work tends towards interactive and multi-sensory as he incorporates multiple forms of media into his work to create immersive environments for the viewer. These interactive works incorporate a broad range of materials. Main sources of inspiration come from his interactions with Mi'kmaq and Beothuk porcupine quill designs, baskets, beadwork, clothing, and petroglyphs. Bennett's work engages with themes of land, language, family history, and colonial misinterpretations of Indigenous history and stereotypes in Canada.

Bennett's artwork often references urban First Nations youth and culture. jilaqami’g no’shoe, created in 2009, is a skateboard carved into a snowshoe, referencing Indigenous skater culture and traditional practices.[10]

In another notable work, Turning Tables (2010), shown in the touring exhibition Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture, is a handcrafted mixing table made out of various woods. The record needle plays the sound of the tree's rights. In this work Bennett asserts the continuation of Traditional Knowledge in a digital era.[11]

Bennett's focus within his MFA looked at Mi’kmaq and Beothuk visual culture of Ktaqamkuk, which drew inspiration from the drawings of Shanawdithit, the last known living member of the Beothuk peoples.

He also participates in a collaboration with Amy Malbeuf under the moniker, Neon Kokhom, which is meant to "poke fun at indigenous stereotyping and its role in Canada's lucrative souvenir industry[12] ". This collaboration uses humour to address Indigenous misrepresentation[13]

Career

Earthline Tattoo

After completing a tattoo apprenticeship with Nlaka'pamux artist Dion Kaszas, Bennet, Métis visual artist Amy Malbeuf and Kaszas[14] co-founded an Indigenous tattoo collective and residency called Earthline Tattoo, which focuses on the resurgence of Indigenous cultural tattoo practices in Canada.[15] In 2016, they conducted a training residency in which six Indigenous artists were invited to learn tattooing practices connected to Indigenous Traditions. The residency was supported, in part, by the Initiative for Indigenous Futures and hosted by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, University of British Columbia Okanagan.[16]

Solo exhibitions

2012–2019

Selected group exhibitions

2010–2017

2006–2009

Selected screenings

Selected awards and grants

Charles Pacther Prize for Emerging Artists, 2012

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remembering The Remembered: In Conversation With Jordan Bennett . BlackFlash.ca . 2024-04-15.
  2. Web site: About Jordan Bennett. indigenousfoundations.web.arts.ubc.ca. en-US. 2018-03-12.
  3. News: ARTINFO Canada's 30 Under 30 2014 Artinfo. Artinfo. 2018-03-12. en.
  4. Web site: Jordan Bennett. IOTA. en-US. 2018-03-16.
  5. Web site: Jordan bennett Artists Beat Nation – Hip Hop as Indigenous Culture. gallery. grunt. www.beatnation.org. en. 2018-03-12.
  6. Web site: Remembering The Remembered: In Conversation With Jordan Bennett BlackFlash Magazine. blackflash.ca. en-US. 2018-03-12.
  7. Web site: Bio. JORDAN BENNETT. en-US. 2018-03-12.
  8. Web site: Q + A: Jordan Bennett – visual arts news. visualartsnews.ca. en-US. 2018-03-14.
  9. Web site: Remembering The Remembered: In Conversation With Jordan Bennett . BlackFlash Magazine . 2023-08-20.
  10. Web site: Beat Nation: How Has Hip Hop Affected Aboriginal Culture?. Limited. Toronto Standard Media Company. Toronto Standard. en-CA. 2019-03-19.
  11. Web site: "Beat Nation" at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Harnett. Tanya. Canadian Art. en-US. 2019-03-19.
  12. Web site: A Glimpse into the World of Neon Kohkom Vue Weekly. www.vueweekly.com. en-US. 2018-03-14.
  13. News: Amy Malbeuf Q&A: My References, My Self – Canadian Art. Canadian Art. 2018-03-14. en-US.
  14. Web site: 2016 – Amy Malbeuf LG Arts Awards. www.artsawards.ca. en-US. 2018-03-14.
  15. News: Sticking to tradition: Indigenous tattoo revival. CBC News. 2018-03-14. en.
  16. Web site: Earthline Tattoo Collective. Initiative For Indigenous Futures. en-US. 2019-03-18.

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